Recalling When Academia Was Blamed for the Skills Gap AI Now Closes
deepakns · x · 2026-09-13
Part 2/n of deepakns' thread (quoting 1/n). He recalls that 3-5 years ago students had to master both the syllabus and marketable execution skills, with industry complaining about the gap between theory and practice and academia hounded for not serving the job market. The quoted 1/n sets up his thesis: AI-driven fast execution frees time for the brain training universities were meant for.
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